[PIC + GIF] Elle Magazine China June Issue with Siwon and Liu Wen

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[TRANS] 141217 Daily Archives: ELLE MAN HONGKONG with Siwon

Five Unknown Secret of god-male Choi Siwon

 

 1. Character
"I want everyone to know what kind of person I am: friendly, interesting and sincere."

2. Lifestyle
"I only rest during my holidays, have some beer or champagne. Going to a party and getting drunk is not relax, I think resting for 5 minutes or 30 minutes after work is relaxing. isn't it strange?"

3. Clothing
"I don't like shopping, but I will get those clothes that can be worn for many years. Like the sweater and shoes that I am wearing now."

4. Ideal Person
"I have time for dating but I didn't come across someone that I want to love; The person I am waiting for, the person that I want to love, my ideal type, is someone that will treat my family well, and someone that has good relationship with her family. She will be a good bridge between my family and her family. Yes, I have always been waiting."

5. Place to go after concert's celebration
"I like to be with my partners. After the concert, we celebrated SJ 9th anniversary with colleagues from Hongkong and designers. We had some red wine and visited a pub I like very much in Tsim Sha Tsui. Then we had some soju and beer, we are always like this when we have beer, drink it in one shot!"

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[FULL TRANS] 141126 Siwon for ELLE Men Hongkong December 2014

Just when Hongkong women are crazy for Korean dramas, Super Junior comes again. Although the senior male group has debuted for 9 years and is no longer Junior, the fans didn't become weak despite the surge of new Korean boy bands debuting. Instead, they stood firmly on Hongkong's stage. Their popularity and status remain as Super. Folks still forked out cash immediately when they come to Hongkong for their concert. Among them, Choi Siwon, who has a lot of female fans, arrived in Hongkong a few days earlier than others. Many female fans waited day and night to see this handsome face, to listen to his Cantonese greetings followed by Korean, 'Hi everyone, I am Choi Siwon.'

 

This interview was surprisingly done using English. We prepared the questions in Korean, thinking that he will be happy with them but he spoke English to us. The reason behind is pretty direct "I don't like it when I can't express myself." In these 9 years, the Korean has worked hard on his English. "I realized that being able to understand but not express myself is an uncomfortable feeling. So I wanted to learn English well, this is my personality."

So for the past 9 years, he has been working hard while working in many places. Today his Twitter has more than 4 million followers, he can speak Korean, English and Mandarin. Playing well with languages, he can even speak Japanese and Thai?!

"I asked my friends to help write them!", this is more reasonable, else this man will be too flawless.

"I want everyone to know what kind of person I am: friendly, interesting and sincere." So he continued to not depend on the translator, trying his best to express himself, letting others find the real him between the languages.

"Everyone knows that the Korean entertainment industry is very strict with Korean celebrities, fortunately my managers trust me very much; they know what kind of person I am, I like to express myself and they let me express myself freely."

Debuting in 2005 then he sang and danced. Members of the same group have their own schedules and they sometimes gather to perform together. 2 years ago, he started getting Chinese films and dramas, right now is like half a Chinese industry celebrity. This year, the 10 brothers gathered to have their concerts and also to mark their 9th anniversary.

"I like to be with my partners. After the concert, we celebrated SJ 9th anniversary with colleagues from Hongkong and designers. We had some red wine and visited a pub I like very much in Tsim Sha Tsui. Then we had some soju and beer, we are always like this when we have beer, drink it in one shot!"

He also joked that 9 years has too long. "I don't want to play with them, haha! I see them too much, and we are starting to get old, what is there to play,..."

He was gesturing a lot when talking about it, he treasures them even though he said 'no'.

"We have very different thinking but we chat a lot, I prefer to be the listener. If I am to choose the one that I communicate with the most, it will probably be Leeteuk, we get along well, he is the leader."

Especially recently he has been working a lot on movies, "Everyone has a kind of connection in the movie industry, our thinking is the same." He is even a workaholic that doesn't want to rest.

"I will prepare for the next job if I have no work."

Each SJ member will have holidays of a week to 10 days every 6 months. Siwon's habit is to keep his behavior in check even during play. "I only rest during my holidays, have some beer or champagne. Going to a party and getting drunk is not relax, I think resting for 5 minutes or 30 minutes after work is relaxing. Am I weird?"

This is the 2nd time for Siwon to be on the cover of ELLE MEN. He expressed that he is more excited this time than previously when the shot was done in Korea, and the staff in Hongkong is friendlier than those in Korea. A total of 6 sets of clothes, separated into the 1st and 2nd half. Half of them are flowery and the half is classic winter wear. It is obvious that Siwon prefers the latter, he become more enthusiastic as the shoot continues.

"I don't like shopping, but I will get those clothes that can be worn for many years. Like the sweater and shoes that I am wearing now."

The shoes that he is wearing now were bought from USA and he has been wearing them for 8 years. He will definitely wear them every time he goes overseas, the reason being he wants to give each of them a story.

"Like this bracelet, it was handmade by a man in Israel, there is only one in this world, it's unique, seeing it is like seeing the shadow of the designer and his thoughts." Every time he wears it to a place, it will have another story. More importantly. the clothes must fit, the colors are important too, you will never be bored with black, white and blue.

"Of course this doesn't include handphones. Handphone is the only thing that I change often."

He doesn't care too much about fashion, or actually he just looks good in everything he wears. Or maybe we can put it this way, he doesn't want to own things without thoughts, just like his love.

Previously when we interviewed Siwon on ELLE MEN, Siwon said that he is too busy to date. This time he has another explanation, "I have time for dating but I didn't come across someone that I want to love; The person I am waiting for, the person that I want to love, my ideal type, is someone that will treat my family well, and someone that has good relationship with her family. She will be a good bridge between my family and her family. Yes, I have always been waiting."

Romance has always been a taboo for Korean stars. So it was surprising that different members are revealing their relationships this year. Like SJ's Sungmin who is getting married soon. Everyone is concern about their romance and everyone said that Siwon's is the top choice as a boyfriend for girls. This is undeniable, but we are surprise that he is more like a good husband.

"People in this generation often only care about their own work, only think about themselves, neglecting their family, no time? No. No heart. They didn't love their family life."

Indeed, he is a family man, 2 bonus points added to him for bringing his mum to Hongkong this time.

"I wanted to see her more, both of us are busy but we try to see each other and spend time together; I always want her to come see me if I have performances overseas."

Most importantly, it's for his mum to take a break. "Women, especially mothers, need time for themselves, because they often take care of the family and accompany husbands, they will want to have more private time."

How can this man worry about not having love?

 

Lastly we talked about this year's Christmas. He already answered before I get to ask, "Christmas working, no vacation!"

It's time to work again, reminding us, "You know there are many awards ceremonies and performances in Korea during this time of the year. Right now I need to prepare 1 Chinese drama, 4 movies, the concert tour which just started, 2 albums and other schedules and CFs, so... no time!"

Doing volunteer work with family and then have lunch together, play with his dog Bugsy... maybe all these can only be done when he retires. When talking about Christmas presents, he gave a surprising answer. "Presents, it will be the best to give money! My family will like it very much (joking)! Especially for mum. I will give her shopping vouchers or air ticket but the best present should be spending Christmas with them. Fans don't have to give me presents, just give me a receipt of donation for charity."

Recently I saw a Korean variety show, Super Idol Chart Show, which shows that Siwon is very popular among Korean females between the age of 30-40. He laughed upon hearing this... "I should tell them 'Are you free tonight? Give me your number, I will call you (in Cantonese)' of course I am grateful to them!" Siwon attracts noonas? He said he is just growing up with fans, just like the sunbaes Jackie Chan and Andy Lau, growing up and getting the acknowledgement from the elders. This might be the moment that Siwon has been waiting for.

 

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[PIC] 130622 ELLE Magazine Reporter Instagram Update with Siwon

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[SCAN / TRANS] 130315 Siwon at Elle Man Hongkong Magazine Spring/Summer 2013

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ELLE: What will you be doing if you didn’t become an artist?
SW: I often discuss this with my parents, i think I will be in a  university or overseas studying. I will most probably be a normal worker in a company like my other friends.
Elle: but you still chose this path?
SW: I think it’s an adventure. In life, anything can be an adventure. Trying a new thing, trying a new image on stage, singing a song of a different genre is all an adventure. You can never know what’s your next step. Even this interview with the Hongkong media is something I have never anticipated.
Elle: If everyday is an adventure, isn’t life very tense for you?
SW: Because I am adventurous and like to try new things, I enjoy the process. I seldom feel stress about it. When you challenge a new thing, you might fail in it but you might also learn many things from it. It’s how you adjust your attitude towards it. Like if you want to set sail in the sea, you must be prepared to run into storms.
Elle: Your celebrity career seems to be smooth sailing, have you come across any storms?
SW: Everyone makes mistakes. What upsets me is causing problems to members, family or working partners because of my mistakes. But when I come across problems, I face them with a positive attitude  You might not believe this but I read books about life or how to solve life problems. From there, I learn many new thinkings.
Elle: Is there anything else you wish to challenge?
SW: I would like to try different roles. As long as it’s a different role, a role that nobody thought of, I would like to try even if it’s from a small independant movie production house. I want to be Korea’s Al Pacino, to be not limited by certain roles or my image. Actually KOD was very interesting but I had a hard time filming it as the role is very different from myself.
ELLE: What are your concerns when choosing a script?
SW: The first feeling you have when you are reading a script is very important. A good script will not bore you and you will finish reading it in one go. If you find yourself distracted and doing other things while reading, then the script probably isn’t a good one.
ELLE: Many men envy your body and abs. Do you spend a lot of time exercising?
SW: Actually I am born like this… joking. I exercise with the members whenever I have time and I have a diet list for my meals. I don’t have a lot of free time, if I don’t exercise, don’t manage it properly, I will gain weight quickly. If I know I have a photoshoot on a certain day, I will not eat anyting that day, else I will have a tummy (small words, I guessed it) easily. But exercising has to go hand in hand with rest. I read an article which said that exercising when you are tired will hurt the liver.
ELLE: What do you do on your day off?
SW: I rarely have time to rest. When I have a day off, I wake up at 6 or 7am. And then… I go back to sleep. After waking up I eat and meet up with friends to drink or drink with my boss. I want to travel very much but I don’t have time. If there is time, I would like to travel around the world and go to a warm place for surfing. But I probably have to wait till when I am with my manager, so I can steal my passport and air ticket and escape immediately.
ELLE: You have little time to enjoy your single life?
SW: Firstly, I have no time, my manager is aware too, I don’t even get to rest on Christmas. It’s hard to find a girl who can understand this kind of hectic life. Even if there is, I will feel that it’s unfair for the girl. It’s not that I enjoy single life, I just don’t have a choice.
ELLE: So do you spend a lot of time with your family? You are very protective of your family’s privacy
SW: I stay with my parents now and we go to church every week. I will also find time to exercise with my father.
ELLE: 5 hours of photoshoot and interview has ended. Korean entertainment industry is very protective of their artistes’ privacy. Questions for this interview have been screened by his manager. At the last question, Siwon suddenly added ‘Since you have made the trip all the way here, do just ask me if you have anymore questions. You can ask me anything’. Since Siwon doesn’t mind, we shall ask directly.
ELLE: There are many rumours regarding you especially on your wealth. It is said that your parents are in the higher management of a multi-national company and that your mum is a diplomat.
SW: DI..PLO..MAT?? Actually my family is a normal family, not that wealthy but it’s true my family is strict, most korean families are like this I think. Actually not only Korean celebrities, most celebrities do not want to reveal their private lives. This is to protect the people around you. Since they are not celebrities, we have the responsibility to carefully protect them.
ELLE: You took 6 years to graduate from college, why did it take so long?
SW: It’s already great that I can even graduate. It was really difficult. I need to accumulate credits but I have to go to so many schedules at the same time, it was hard. So please include this: Thank you very much to the lecturers who let me graduate.
ELLE: Didn’t your classmates take special care of you? Taking notes and doing homework for you.
SW: No….! I hope there was but no, there was nothing. All my homework and reports were done solely by me.
ELLE: You are going to enlist soon. Are you worried it will affect your career?
SW: All Korean men have to serve the military. I believe I will learn new things in the process so I am not worried. Maybe from this process I can present a new me to everyone.
ELLE: What’s your goal in your career?
SW: I would like to become a person who can represent Korea and be able to shine brightly on others (means bringing positivity to others). Actually I am slowly progressing it. If I do it right, I will have more influence, then I will be able to do more good things.
ELLE: What kind of conditions do you think a ‘Modern Gentleman’ should have?
SW: It should come from the inside. Which means the inner personality and substance is more important than external looks. It should be a disposition coming from the inside.
ELLE: Who do you think is the representative figure of ‘Modern Gentleman’?
SW: (Pointing to his photo on a screen) I think it should be him… Joking. I can’t think of anyone right now. Should be Pierce Brosnan. His 007 role is similiar to his own disposition.
ELLE: Do you focus a lot on your clothes and dressing up?
SW: Normally at work I will communicate a lot with my stylist on what is the latest trend and stage costumes but in real life I prefer simple and clean dressing

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